[CALUG] Software Freedom Day Presenters

[Matt Burkhardt]

Or maybe something about applications for businesses that can run on
servers?  For example, Samba and CUPS vs. Windows Server 2008.  

On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 08:30 -0400, Josh Rhoderick wrote:

> Exploring cross-platform apps seems like a good idea. When people first
> discover FOSS, they invariably begin with apps they can run in their current
> operating environment. Showing people that options like OpenOffice.org,
> Firefox, Thunderbird, Pidgin, KeePass (I love -- no, *LOVE* -- Keypass)
> etc., are available for their platform of choice can go a long way to
> proving that FOSS is not just usable, but often superior to the proprietary
> alternatives. Hell, if we could convince just a few people that Microsoft
> Word isn't the only word processor in the world, I'd consider that a major
> success.
> 
> As for Amarok on Ubuntu, have any of you used Exaile (the Amarok-inspired
> GTK music player)? I've been using it for a while now and I'm thoroughly
> impressed, even though Exaile has not yet even made it a 1.0 release.
> 
> -- Josh
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM, John Biggs <pcgenius at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > If the average desktop user is our target we should remove some items from
> > the list.
> >
> > Focus on:
> > The OS - Ubuntu
> > Web Browsing - Firefox
> > Email - Thunderbird
> > Office - OpenOffice.org
> >
> > Then Maybe:
> > IM - Pigin
> > Finances - gnucash
> > Music - Amarok
> > Movies - vlc
> > Pictures - f-spot/gimp
> >
> > Avoid things like inkscape, blender, etc
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:24 PM, Craig Younkins <cyounkins at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > This is a very desktop-centric list of topics.  Is that the target
> > > audience?
> > >
> > > Yes, the average desktop user is our target audience.
> > >
> > > Craig Younkins
> > >
> > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 9:11 PM, Jason Dixon <jason at dixongroup.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 05:03:51PM -0400, Craig Younkins wrote:
> > > > >  I am pleased to announce that the Ubuntu Maryland LoCo Team has a
> > > > > room for Software
> > > > > Freedom Day 2008 <http://softwarefreedomday.org/>. Taking place on
> > > > September
> > > > > 20th at the Howard County Library Miller
> > > > > Branch<http://hclibrary.org/index.php?page=66>,
> > > > > we will be running presentations on free, open-source software
> > > throughout
> > > > > the day to encourage the public to take advantage of the wide array
> > of
> > > > > available FOSS software.
> > > > >
> > > > > We are actively looking for presenters for a number of topics. We aim
> > > for
> > > > > cross-platform programs that we know people can take advantage of in
> > > > their
> > > > > daily lives. You can find a list of programs we would love to cover
> > > > > here<
> > > >
> > >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarylandTeam/Events/SoftwareFreedomDay2008#Possible%20Presentations
> > > > >,
> > > > > but please, do not feel constrained to this list.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you are interested in giving a presentation on a piece of
> > software,
> > > > > please feel free to contact the team at sfd08 at ubuntu-maryland.orgfor
> > > > more
> > > > > details. If you would like to sign up for a time slot, please email
> > the
> > > > name
> > > > > of the software you will be covering as well as an approximate time
> > > frame
> > > > > you want.
> > > >
> > > > This is a very desktop-centric list of topics.  Is that the target
> > > > audience?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Jason Dixon
> > > > DixonGroup Consulting
> > > > http://www.dixongroup.net/
> > > >
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Matt Burkhardt, MSTM
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